Tasks
The Statistical Office in Białystok is part of the public statistics services under the Central Statistical Office and operates pursuant to:
- the Act of June 29, 1995, on Public Statistics (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1799, with later amendments),
- Statute of SO in Białystok introduced by instruction No. 12 of the President of Statistics Poland dated August 21, 2012 (Official Journal of Statistics Poland, item 39, with later amendments),
- Regulation on the Organisation of Statistical Office in Białystok introduced by Regulation No. 14 by the Director of Statistical Office in Białystok dated 1st July 2026,
- other applicable laws and regulations governing Statistical Office in Białystok.
In accordance with the above documents, the Office’s tasks include:
- collecting, compiling, storing, analyzing, and processing statistical data,
- providing information services to the public, public administration bodies at all levels operating within the Podlaskie Voivodeship, and entities of the national economy,
- maintaining official registers:
- REGON - the National Official Register of Economic Entities,
- TERYT - the National Official Register of Territorial Division,
- promoting knowledge about statistics.
As part of its work in support of public statistics as a whole, the Office performs specialized nationwide tasks. These include:
- in the field of environmental, natural, and forestry statistics:
- conducting methodological work,
- collecting, compiling, and analyzing statistical data,
- conducting work on methodology and the preparation of environmental-economic accounts for forests,
- preparing publications
- cooperation with other ministries, institutions, and organizations in the area of research methodology.
- In the field of research and analysis of the senior economy:
- conducting methodological work aimed at carrying out statistical surveys of entities in the national economy, older adults, and local government units,
- conducting work related to identifying and collecting data from administrative sources to describe the silver economy in Poland,
- preparing publications and statistical reports,
- creating and maintaining statistical databases,
- cooperating with other ministries, institutions, and organizations in the area of research methodology.